How to schedule the sending of texts on Android

Have you ever composed a text message on your Android device and thought, “I should wait to send this.” And then you delete the message and make a mental note to take care of it later.

When later comes, you might well have forgotten what you were going to say, who you were going to say it to, and why you were going to say what you wanted to say. 

That can be frustrating (at best). 

Or, maybe you wanted to send yourself a reminder to do something at a specific time and you don't want to set an annoying alarm that could interrupt meetings, sleeping babies, or just your sense of peace.

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Either way, knowing how to schedule the sending of text messages in Android can come in very handy. Let me show you how easy this is to accomplish.

How to schedule text message sending

What you'll need: The only things you'll need to make this work are an Android device with a data plan (for the sending of texts). The feature is found in Android Messages, which is pre-installed on all Android phones, so there are no apps to install. It's all there, ready to go.

And that's all there is to scheduling text message sending in Android. You can use this to either schedule a message to a friend or family member or even to send yourself reminders, without having to rely on an awkward (and sometimes jarring) alarm. I use this feature regularly to ensure I don't miss or forget something when a noisy alarm won't do.